But budget doesn’t have to mean no
movie. With a bit of invention, lighting issues can be resolved and
Steadicam-style camera work can be introduced, for very little or even no
money, using tools and equipment that you may already have in your office, shed
or workspace.

Now, you might find that making your
own Steadicam is something you’re interested in doing, and with the right
equipment this is achievable. Online DIY sites are chocked full of home-built
Steadicam alternatives, but this is one of the best we’ve seen:

DIY Steadicam,
Without the DIY Skills?

Just suppose you’re completely
useless at DIY. You may have the ability to screw and unscrew things, but when
it comes to putting materials together, you prefer to pass. Well, this might
just be the solution to your Steadicam dreams.

Known as the Merricam (named after
its inventor, Will Merrick) this Steadicam alternative utilizes the physical
properties of a standard camera tripod, and requires you to remove a single
screw. Note that this may not work so well with cheaper, lightweight tripods,
but is perfect if you have a standard tripod to the same or similar design.

Smooth motion is an absolute
must-have for amateur movie making, and at the same time very difficult to
achieve. While Steadicam hacks are one way of achieving this, you might also
want to track and zoom slowly, something achieved in film production with a
dolly, a small platform on wheels upon which the camera is mounted.

Typically these devices have track
along which they are pushed. But given how much smaller scale your movie
project might be, you could construct a DIY dolly using parts you have in your
shed, or that are easily affordable.

Built using an old skateboard and
two lengths of aluminum, this DIY dolly gives great results.

Drive
by Shooting

If some wheels and a DIY track
aren’t quite big enough, why not employ a car?

No, really.

The truth is, shooting from a car
can give great results, not just as a dolly substitute for tracking and zoom
shots, but also for elevated camera work. You might mount your camera on the
side of the car (although this can be expensive) or you might prefer to wind
down a window or sit in the boot to get the right shot.

As you can see from the video, you
can shoot footage inside a car safely, and use the vehicle to record some
impressive stunt shots too, with zero expense on stuntmen!

If this isn’t an option, you can
also manage in-car video shooting using just a smartphone mount. Like this…

Ahem.

Let
There Be Light

Lighting is almost always a problem
for amateur and budget moviemakers, but if you’ve got the right skills or
personnel, you can take advantage of affordable equipment and build your own
lighting solutions.

These might be as simple as adding
some extra bounce to your flash, or building an entire lighting rig.

DIY lighting solutions don’t have to
be a stop-gap, either – they can create results that might otherwise prove very
difficult or expensive. Here’s a bonus example, which demonstrates how to
achieve subtle, scary lighting with an IKEA trash can.

These videos are just the tip of the
iceberg of DIY film making tips that you can achieve with little or no
budget. But where can you find more?

A good place to start is Indiewire,
the first stop for independent filmmakers online, which has a section dedicated to
DIY filmmakers. Indeed, there is very little reason to avoid this
site as it is full of useful articles and features.

Tuesday

It's that time of year again... Honoring independent films and filmmakers...

We've got the upcoming American Spirit Awards, Sundance, and then the Oscars. CONGRATULATIONS ALL!!!

2017 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: COMPETITION AND NEXT LINEUP ANNOUNCED

TUESDAY

Park City, UT — Sundance Institute convenes a
full slate of provocative and agenda-setting independent films at the 2017
Sundance Film Festival, beginning with today’s announcement of the 66 films
selected for U.S. Competition, World Competition and NEXT, as well as a slate
of environmentally focused programming under the Festival’s The New
Climate program. The Festival hosts screenings in Park City, Salt Lake
City and at Sundance Mountain Resort January 19-29.

The Festival celebrates creativity and independence at the
summit of the Institute’s year-round public programming, which also includes
festivals in London, Hong Kong and Los Angeles. Sundance Institute programs
support artists year-round, with more than $2.5 million in grants and 25 global
residency Labs across theatre, film, New Frontier and episodic content.

Robert Redford, President and Founder of Sundance
Institute, said, "From the passion and chaos of creativity, independent
filmmakers make decisions to harness that energy, break new ground and tell
their stories. This year’s Festival reflects every step of that journey, and
shows how art can engage, provoke and connect people all over the world."

Keri Putnam, Executive Director of Sundance
Institute, said, "It’s more crucial now than ever to have storytellers
illuminating the world around us. Artists help us better understand one another
and recognize what we have in common. We are proud to champion and amplify
original independent work through the Festival and our year-round programs."

John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival,
said, "The films in this year’s Festival show the human sides of issues,
people and places we don’t often see. Independent filmmakers, with their
fearless, bold perspectives, are challenging us to witness our world's whole
story. These artists, armed with their films, will lead us into the
future."

For the first time, the Festival is focusing its programming
efforts to drive attention and action around a specific theme: climate change
and environmental preservation. The New Climate program builds on the
Institute’s longstanding commitment to showcasing environmental films and
projects, including An Inconvenient Truth, Blackfish, The Cove,
Gasland, Chasing Ice, Racing Extinction and Collisions.
The program includes Chasing Coral, which follows a team of divers,
photographers and scientists documenting the world's changing coral reefs; Trophy,
an in-depth look at the controversial, multi-billion-dollar big-game hunting
industry; Water & Power: A California Heist, an
investigation of California's convoluted water system; and Plastic
China, an examination of employee life at a Chinese recycling plant.

About The New Climate, Redford said,
"My own engagement on climate change began more than 40 years ago, and the
urgency I felt then has only grown stronger given its very real and
increasingly severe consequences. If we’re going to avoid the worst-case
scenario, then we must act boldly and immediately, even in the face of
indifference, apathy and opposition."

For the 2017 Festival, 113 feature-length films were
selected, representing 32 countries and 37 first-time filmmakers, including 20
in competition. These films were selected from 13,782 submissions including
4,068 feature-length films and 8,985 short films. Of the feature film
submissions, 2,005 were from the U.S. and 2,063 were international.
Ninety-eight feature films at the Festival will be world premieres. In 2016,
the Festival drew 46,600 attendees, generated $143.3 million in economic
activity for the state of Utah and supported 1,400 local jobs.

Recent films that have premiered in the sections announced
today include Morris From America, Beasts of the Southern
Wild, Swiss Army Man, City of Gold, Fruitvale Station, The
Diary of A Teenage Girl, Whiplash, Blackfish, Life,
Animated, All These Sleepless Nights, Weiner and First
Girl I Loved.

More films, including additional New Climate programming,
will be announced soon; watch sundance.org/festival.

U.S. DRAMATIC COMPETITION
Presenting the world premieres of 16 narrative feature films, the Dramatic
Competition offers Festivalgoers a first look at groundbreaking new voices in
American independent film.

Beach Rats / U.S.A. (Director and
screenwriter: Eliza Hittman) — An aimless teenager on the outer edges of
Brooklyn struggles to escape his bleak home life and navigate questions of
self-identity, as he balances his time between his delinquent friends, a
potential new girlfriend, and older men he meets online.Cast: Harris
Dickinson, Madeline Weinstein, Kate Hodge, Neal Huff. World Premiere

Crown Heights / U.S.A. (Director and
screenwriter: Matt Ruskin) — When Colin Warner is wrongfully convicted of murder,
his best friend, Carl King, devotes his life to proving Colin's innocence.
Adapted from This American Life, this is the incredible true story
of their harrowing quest for justice. Cast: Lakeith Stanfield, Nnamdi
Asomugha, Natalie Paul, Bill Camp, Nestor Carbonell, Amari Cheatom. World
Premiere

The Hero / U.S.A. (Director: Brett Haley,
Screenwriters: Brett Haley, Marc Basch) — Lee, a former Western film icon, is
living a comfortable existence lending his golden voice to advertisements and
smoking weed. After receiving a lifetime achievement award and unexpected news,
Lee reexamines his past, while a chance meeting with a sardonic comic has him
looking to the future. Cast: Sam Elliott, Laura Prepon, Krysten Ritter,
Nick Offerman, Katharine Ross. World Premiere

I
Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore / U.S.A. (Director and
screenwriter: Macon Blair) — When a depressed woman is burglarized, she finds a
new sense of purpose by tracking down the thieves, alongside her obnoxious
neighbor. But they soon find themselves dangerously out of their depth against
a pack of degenerate criminals. Cast: Melanie Lynskey, Elijah Wood,
David Yow, Jane Levy, Devon Graye. World Premiere.DAY ONE

Landline / U.S.A. (Director: Gillian
Robespierre, Screenwriters: Elisabeth Holm, Gillian Robespierre) — Two sisters
come of age in ’90s New York when they discover their dad’s affair—and it turns
out he’s not the only cheater in the family. Everyone still smokes inside, no
one has a cell phone and the Jacobs finally connect through lying, cheating and
hibachi. Cast: Jenny Slate, John Turturro, Edie Falco, Abby Quinn, Jay
Duplass, Finn Wittrock. World Premiere

Novitiate / U.S.A. (Director and
screenwriter: Maggie Betts) — In the early 1960s, during the Vatican II era, a
young woman training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, sexuality
and the changing church. Cast: Margaret Qualley, Melissa Leo, Julianne
Nicholson, Dianna Agron, Morgan Saylor. World Premiere

Roxanne Roxanne / U.S.A. (Director and
screenwriter: Michael Larnell) — The most feared battle MC in early-'80s NYC
was a fierce teenager from the Queensbridge projects with the weight of the
world on her shoulders. At age 14, hustling the streets to provide for her
family, Roxanne Shanté was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend. Cast:
Chanté Adams, Mahershala Ali, Nia Long, Elvis Nolasco, Kevin Phillips, Shenell
Edmonds. World Premiere

To the Bone / U.S.A. (Director and
screenwriter: Marti Noxon) — In a last-ditch effort to battle her severe
anorexia, 20-year-old Ellen enters a group recovery home. With the help of an
unconventional doctor, Ellen and the other residents go on a sometimes-funny,
sometimes-harrowing journey that leads to the ultimate question—is life worth
living? Cast: Lily Collins, Keanu Reeves, Carrie Preston, Lili Taylor,
Alex Sharp, Liana Liberato. World Premiere

Walking Out / U.S.A. (Directors and
screenwriters: Alex Smith, Andrew Smith) — A father and son struggle to connect
on any level until a brutal encounter with a predator in the heart of the
wilderness leaves them both seriously injured. If they are to survive, the boy
must carry his father to safety. Cast: Matt Bomer, Josh Wiggins, Bill
Pullman, Alex Neustaedter, Lily Gladstone. World Premiere

The Yellow Birds / U.S.A. (Director:
Alexandre Moors, Screenwriters: David Lowery, R.F.I. Porto) — Two young men
enlist in the army and are deployed to fight in the Iraq War. After an
unthinkable tragedy, the returning soldier struggles to balance his promise of
silence with the truth and a mourning mother’s search for peace. Cast:
Tye Sheridan, Jack Huston, Alden Ehrenreich, Jason Patric, Toni Collette,
Jennifer Aniston. World Premiere

U.S. DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Sixteen world-premiere American documentaries that illuminate the ideas, people
and events that shape the present day.

Casting JonBenet / U.S.A., Australia
(Director: Kitty Green) — The unsolved death of six-year-old American beauty
queen JonBenet Ramsey remains the world’s most sensational child murder case.
Over 15 months, responses, reflections and performances were elicited from the
Ramsey’s Colorado hometown community, creating a bold work of art from the
collective memories and mythologies the crime inspired. World Premiere

Chasing Coral / U.S.A. (Director: Jeff
Orlowski) — Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented
rate. A team of divers, photographers and scientists set out on a thrilling
ocean adventure to discover why and to reveal the underwater mystery to the
world. World Premiere.THE NEW CLIMATE

City of Ghosts / U.S.A. (Director:
Matthew Heineman) — With unprecedented access, this documentary follows the
extraordinary journey of "Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently"—a
group of anonymous citizen journalists who banded together after their homeland
was overtaken by ISIS—as they risk their lives to stand up against one of the
greatest evils in the world today. World Premiere

The Force / U.S.A. (Director: Pete Nicks)
— This cinema verité look at the long-troubled Oakland Police Department goes
deep inside their struggles to confront federal demands for reform, a popular
uprising following events in Ferguson and an explosive scandal. World
Premiere

ICARUS / U.S.A. (Director: Bryan Fogel) —
When Bryan Fogel sets out to uncover the truth about doping in sports, a chance
meeting with a Russian scientist transforms his story from a personal
experiment into a geopolitical thriller involving dirty urine, unexplained
death and Olympic Gold—exposing the biggest scandal in sports history. World
Premiere

The New Radical / U.S.A. (Director: Adam
Bhala Lough) — Uncompromising millennial radicals from the United States and
the United Kingdom attack the system through dangerous technological means,
which evolves into a high-stakes game with world authorities in the midst of a
dramatically changing political landscape. World Premiere

NOBODY SPEAK: Hulk Hogan, Gawker and Trials of a Free
Press / U.S.A. (Director: Brian Knappenberger) — The trial between
Hulk Hogan and Gawker Media pitted privacy rights against freedom of the press,
and raised important questions about how big money can silence media. This film
is an examination of the perils and duties of the free press in an age of
inequality. World Premiere

Quest / U.S.A. (Director: Jonathan
Olshefski) — For over a decade, this portrait of a North Philadelphia family
and the creative sanctuary offered by their home music studio was filmed with
vérité intimacy. The family's 10-year journey is an illumination of race and
class in America, and it's a testament to love, healing and hope. World
Premiere

STEP / U.S.A. (Director: Amanda Lipitz) —
The senior year of a girls’ high school step team in inner-city Baltimore is
documented, as they try to become the first in their families to attend
college. The girls strive to make their dancing a success against the backdrop
of social unrest in their troubled city. World Premiere

Strong Island / U.S.A., Denmark
(Director: Yance Ford) — Examining the violent death of the filmmaker’s brother
and the judicial system that allowed his killer to go free, this documentary
interrogates murderous fear and racialized perception, and re-imagines the wreckage
in catastrophe’s wake, challenging us to change. World Premiere

Trophy / U.S.A. (Director: Shaul Schwarz,
Co-Director: Christina Clusiau) — This in-depth look into the powerhouse
industries of big-game hunting, breeding and wildlife conservation in the U.S.
and Africa unravels the complex consequences of treating animals as
commodities. World Premiere. THE NEW CLIMATE

Unrest / U.S.A. (Director: Jennifer Brea)
— When Harvard PhD student Jennifer Brea is struck down at 28 by a fever that
leaves her bedridden, doctors tell her it’s "all in her head."
Determined to live, she sets out on a virtual journey to document her story—and
four other families' stories—fighting a disease medicine forgot. World
Premiere

Water & Power: A California Heist /
U.S.A. (Director: Marina Zenovich) — In California's convoluted water system,
notorious water barons find ways to structure a state-engineered system to
their own advantage. This examination into their centers of power shows small
farmers and everyday citizens facing drought and a new, debilitating
groundwater crisis. World Premiere.THE NEW CLIMATE

Whose
Streets? / U.S.A. (Director: Sabaah Folayan, Co-Director: Damon
Davis) — A nonfiction account of the Ferguson uprising told by the people who
lived it, this is an unflinching look at how the killing of 18-year-old Michael
Brown inspired a community to fight back—and sparked a global movement.World
Premiere. DAY ONE

WORLD CINEMA DRAMATIC COMPETITION
Twelve films from emerging filmmaking talents around the world offer fresh
perspectives and inventive styles.

Axolotl Overkill / Germany (Director and
screenwriter: Helene Hegemann) — Mifti, age 16, lives in Berlin with a cast of
characters including her half-siblings; their rich, self-involved father; and
her junkie friend Ophelia. As she mourns her recently deceased mother, she
begins to develop an obsession with Alice, an enigmatic, and much older,
white-collar criminal. Cast: Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Arly Jover, Mavie
Hörbiger, Laura Tonke, Hans Löw, Bernhard Schütz. World Premiere

Carpinteros (Woodpeckers) / Dominican
Republic (Director and screenwriter: José María Cabral) — Julián finds love and
a reason for living in the last place imaginable: the Dominican Republic’s
Najayo Prison. His romance with fellow prisoner Yanelly must develop through
sign language and without the knowledge of dozens of guards. Cast: Jean
Jean, Judith Rodriguez Perez, Ramón Emilio Candelario. World Premiere

Family Life / Chile (Directors: Alicia
Scherson, Cristián Jiménez, Screenwriter: Alejandro Zambra) — While
house-sitting for a distant cousin, a lonely man fabricates the existence of a
vindictive ex-wife withholding his daughter, in order to gain the sympathy of
the single mother he has just met. Cast: Jorge Becker, Gabriela
Arancibia, Blanca Lewin, Cristián Carvajal. World Premiere

God's Own Country / United Kingdom
(Director and screenwriter: Francis Lee) — Springtime in Yorkshire: isolated
young sheep farmer Johnny Saxby numbs his daily frustrations with binge
drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker,
employed for the lambing season, ignites an intense relationship that sets
Johnny on a new path. Cast: Josh O'Connor, Alec Secareanu, Ian Hart,
Gemma Jones.World Premiere

My Happy Family / Germany, Georgia,
France (Directors: Nana & Simon, Screenwriter: Nana Ekvtimishvili) —
Tbilisi, Georgia, 2016: In a patriarchal society, an ordinary Georgian family
lives with three generations under one roof. All are shocked when 52-year-old
Manana decides to move out from her parents' home and live alone. Without her
family and her husband, a journey into the unknown begins. Cast: Ia
Shugliashvili, Merab Ninidze, Berta Khapava, Tsisia Qumsishvili, Giorgi
Tabidze, Dimitri Oragvelidze. World Premiere

The Nile Hilton Incident / Sweden
(Director and screenwriter: Tarik Saleh) — In Cairo, weeks before the 2011
revolution, Police Detective Noredin is working in the infamous Kasr el-Nil
Police Station when he is handed the case of a murdered singer. He soon realizes
that the investigation concerns the power elite, close to the President’s inner
circle. Cast: Fares Fares, Mari Malek, Mohamed Yousry, Yasser Ali
Maher, Ahmed Selim, Hania Amar. World Premiere

Pop Aye /
Singapore, Thailand (Director and screenwriter: Kirsten Tan) — On a chance
encounter, a disenchanted architect bumps into his long-lost elephant on the
streets of Bangkok. Excited, he takes his elephant on a journey across Thailand
in search of the farm where they grew up together. Cast: Thaneth
Warakulnukroh, Penpak Sirikul, Bong. World Premiere. DAY ONE

Sueño en otro idioma (I Dream in Another Language) /
Mexico, Netherlands (Director: Ernesto Contreras, Screenwriter: Carlos
Contreras) — The last two speakers of a millennia-old language haven’t spoken
in 50 years, when a young linguist tries to bring them together. Yet hidden in
the past, in the heart of the jungle, lies a secret concerning the fate of the
Zikril language. Cast: Fernando Álvarez Rebeil, Eligio Meléndez, Manuel
Poncelis, Fátima Molina, Juan Pablo de Santiago, Hoze Meléndez. World Premiere

The Wound / South Africa (Director: John
Trengove, Screenwriters: John Trengove, Thando Mgqolozana, Malusi Bengu) —
Xolani, a lonely factory worker, joins the men of his community in the
mountains of the Eastern Cape to initiate a group of teenage boys into manhood.
When a defiant initiate from the city discovers his best kept secret, Xolani's
entire existence begins to unravel. Cast: Nakhane Touré, Bongile
Mantsai, Niza Jay Ncoyini. World Premiere

WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Twelve documentaries by some of the most courageous and extraordinary
international filmmakers working today.

The Good Postman / Finland, Bulgaria
(Director: Tonislav Hristov) — In a small Bulgarian village troubled by the
ongoing refugee crisis, a local postman runs for mayor—and learns that even
minor deeds can outweigh good intentions. North American Premiere

In Loco Parentis / Ireland, Spain
(Directors: Neasa Ní Chianáin, David Rane) — John and Amanda teach Latin,
English and guitar at a fantastical, stately home-turned-school. Nearly 50-year
careers are drawing to a close for the pair who have become legends with the
mantra: "Reading! ’Rithmetic! Rock ’n’ roll!" But for pupil and
teacher alike, leaving is the hardest lesson. North American Premiere

It's Not Yet Dark / Ireland (Director:
Frankie Fenton) — This is the incredible story of Simon Fitzmaurice, a young
filmmaker who becomes completely paralyzed from motor neurone disease but goes
on to direct an award-winning feature film through the use of his eyes. International
Premiere

Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower / U.S.A.
(Director: Joe Piscatella) — When the Chinese Communist Party backtracks on its
promise of autonomy to Hong Kong, teenager Joshua Wong decides to save his
city. Rallying thousands of kids to skip school and occupy the streets, Joshua
becomes an unlikely leader in Hong Kong and one of China’s most notorious
dissidents. World Premiere

Last Men in Aleppo / Denmark (Directors:
Feras Fayyad, Steen Johannessen) — After five years of war in Syria, Aleppo’s
remaining residents prepare themselves for a siege. Khalid, Subhi and Mahmoud,
founding members of The White Helmets, have remained in the city to help their
fellow citizens—and experience daily life, death, struggle and triumph in a
city under fire. World Premiere

Machines / India, Germany, Finland
(Director: Rahul Jain) — This intimate, observant portrayal of the rhythm of
life and work in a gigantic textile factory in Gujarat, India, moves through
the corridors and bowels of the enormously disorienting structure—taking the
viewer on a journey of dehumanizing physical labor and intense hardship. North
American Premiere.

Motherland / U.S.A., Philippines (Director:
Ramona Diaz) — The planet's busiest maternity hospital is located in one of its
poorest and most populous countries: the Philippines. There, poor women face
devastating consequences as their country struggles with reproductive health
policy and the politics of conservative Catholic ideologies. World
Premiere

Plastic China / China (Director:
Jiu-liang Wang) — Yi-Jie, an 11-year-old girl, works alongside her parents in a
recycling facility while dreaming of attending school. Kun, the facility’s
ambitious foreman, dreams of a better life. Through the eyes and hands of those
who handle its refuse, comes an examination of global consumption and culture. International
Premiere.THE NEW CLIMATE

RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked The World /
Canada (Directors: Catherine Bainbridge, Alfonso Maiorana) — This powerful
documentary about the role of Native Americans in contemporary music
history—featuring some of the greatest music stars of our time—exposes a
critical missing chapter, revealing how indigenous musicians helped shape the
soundtracks of our lives and, through their contributions, influenced popular
culture. World Premiere

Tokyo Idols / United Kingdom, Canada
(Director: Kyoko Miyake) — This exploration of Japan’s fascination with girl
bands and their music follows an aspiring pop singer and her fans, delving into
the cultural obsession with young female sexuality and the growing disconnect
between men and women in hypermodern societies. World Premiere

WINNIE / France (Director: Pascale
Lamche) — While her husband served a life sentence, paradoxically kept safe and
morally uncontaminated, Winnie Mandela rode the raw violence of apartheid,
fighting on the front line and underground. This is the untold story of the
mysterious forces that combined to take her down, labeling him a saint, her, a
sinner. World Premiere

The
Workers Cup / United Kingdom (Director: Adam Sobel) — Inside
Qatar’s labor camps, African and Asian migrant workers building the facilities
of the 2022 World Cup compete in a football tournament of their own. World
Premiere. DAY ONE

NEXT
Pure, bold works distinguished by an innovative, forward-thinking approach to
storytelling populate this program. Digital technology paired with unfettered
creativity promises that the films in this section will shape a
"greater" next wave in American cinema. Presented by Adobe.

Columbus / U.S.A. (Director and
screenwriter: Kogonada) — Casey lives with her mother in a little-known
Midwestern town haunted by the promise of modernism. Jin, a visitor from the
other side of the world, attends to his dying father. Burdened by the future,
they find respite in one another and the architecture that surrounds them. Cast:
John Cho, Haley Lu Richardson, Parker Posey, Rory Culkin, Michelle Forbes.
World Premiere

Dayveon /
U.S.A. (Director: Amman Abbasi, Screenwriters: Amman Abbasi, Steven Reneau) —
In the wake of his older brother’s death, 13-year-old Dayveon spends the
sweltering summer days roaming his rural Arkansas town. When he falls in with a
local gang, he becomes drawn to the camaraderie and violence of their world. Cast:
Devin Blackmon, Kordell "KD" Johnson, Dontrell Bright, Chasity Moore,
Lachion Buckingham, Marquell Manning. World Premiere. DAY ONE

A Ghost Story / U.S.A. (Director and
screenwriter: David Lowery) — This is the story of a ghost and the house he
haunts. Cast: Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, Will Oldham, Sonia Acevedo,
Rob Zabrecky, Liz Franke. World Premiere

Gook / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter:
Justin Chon) — Eli and Daniel, two Korean American brothers who own a
struggling women's shoe store, have an unlikely friendship with 11-year-old
Kamilla. On the first day of the 1992 L.A. riots, the trio must defend their
store—and contemplate the meaning of family, their personal dreams and the
future. Cast: Justin Chon, Simone Baker, David So, Curtiss Cook Jr.,
Sang Chon, Ben Munoz. World Premiere

Person to Person / U.S.A. (Director and
screenwriter: Dustin Guy Defa) — A record collector hustles for a big score
while his heartbroken roommate tries to erase a terrible mistake, a teenager
bears witness to her best friend’s new relationship and a rookie reporter,
alongside her demanding supervisor, chases the clues of a murder case involving
a life-weary clock shop owner. Cast: Abbi Jacobson, Michael Cera, Tavi
Gevinson, Philip Baker Hall, Bene Coopersmith, George Sample III. World
Premiere

Thoroughbred / U.S.A. (Director and
screenwriter: Cory Finley) — Two teenage girls in suburban Connecticut rekindle
their unlikely friendship after years of growing apart. In the process, they
learn that neither is what she seems to be—and that a murder might solve both
of their problems. Cast: Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Anton Yelchin,
Paul Sparks, Francie Swift, Kaili Vernoff. World Premiere

Three films announced today were funded in part through
Kickstarter campaigns: Dayveon, Gook and Unrest.

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Jennifer Hitchcock’s “Dreams Deferred: The Struggle for Peace and Justice in Israel and Palestine”

Ike Ahloe's "Clocked In"

Brian Paul Higgins “CURE FOR THE CRASH”

Nicholas Plagman’s “THE HAM SANDWICH THAT CHANGED THE WORLD”

Robin North & Kelly Preeper's "Dead Saints"

Mirel Bran’s “ONE-WAY ROUND TRIP” (Romania)

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Be Good To Eddie Lee

Citizen Mayor trailer

Securitate Hunter

Bathing and the Single Girl

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The DIY Film Festival prefers paperless entries submitted via The International Film Festival Submission System (BrigitFest) – on the Web at Withoutabox.com. Withoutabox provides cost-saving, online entry to major film festivals throughout the U.S. and in Europe with one master entry form, allowing you and us to enter your film more quickly and with greater accuracy. This method is free and easy. Members who choose to join Withoutabox also get $5.00 off their Entry Fees, plus the advantages of Extended Deadlines and Online Press Kit submissions. Click over to Withoutabox, then follow instructions to apply online:CLICK HERE TO APPLY

2010 winning Animated short "The Magnitude of the Continental Divides" by Christopher Coleman

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LOS ANGELES (Feb. 26, 2008)_ The engaging documentary "Buskers: For Love Or Money," an examination of the world of street performers as told by the talent, has been named Best Film of the 2008 DIY Film Festival, which concluded Saturday.

The film was screened at the American Film Institute as part of the 2008 DIY Convention, which took place Feb. 15-23 in Hollywood and honored the top independent films, music and books of the last year.

In "Buskers: For Love Or Money,” director Chad Taylor (himself a world-class street performer as a chainsaw juggler) gives the history and motivations of his fellow street performers, some well-known, others legends only in their particular square feet of concrete.

The depiction of the performers’ free-floating lifestyle, which combines talent, street savvy and psychology was shot over ten years in various parts of the world and features rare footage of some legendary street performances. For its introspective examination of a world many see but few understand, “Buskers” was unanimously acclaimed as Best Film by the DIY judges.

The other winners of the 2008 DIY Film Festival:

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: “Glue Boys,” Philip Hamer

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT: “The Tribe,” Tiffany Shlain

BEST DRAMATIC FEATURE: “Divergence,” Patrick J. Donnelly

BEST DRAMATIC SHORT: “Henchmen,” Christian Cantamessa

BEST COMEDY FEATURE: “The Book of Noah,” Drew Smith

BEST COMEDY SHORT: “Lowenstein’s A Terrorist,” Eric Siegelstein

BEST WORDL CINEMA: “Remember Me,” Benjamin Tan

BEST STUDENT FILM: “Some Apologies,” Adam Weldon

BEST ANIMATED SHORT: “Pull On Push Off,” Philip Leaman

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: “Murderess,” Scott Coblio

BEST DIRECTOR: Todd Peters, “Let Others Suffer”

BEST SCRIPT: Adam Weldon, “Some Apologies

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The DIY Film Festival prefers paperless entries submitted via The International Film Festival Submission System (BrigitFest) – on the Web at Withoutabox.com. Withoutabox provides cost-saving, online entry to major film festivals throughout the U.S. and in Europe with one master entry form, allowing you and us to enter your film more quickly and with greater accuracy. This method is free and easy. Members who choose to join Withoutabox also get $5.00 off their Entry Fees, plus the advantages of Extended Deadlines and Online Press Kit submissions. Click over to Withoutabox, then follow instructions to apply online:CLICK HERE TO APPLY

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